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ๅผ„
ๅผ„
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Grade 8

Meanings

play with
tamper
trifle with

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒญใ‚ฆ
ใƒซ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ„ใ˜ใ.ใ‚‹
ใ‚ใ†.ใ™ใ‚‹
ใ„ใ˜.ใ‚‹
ใฒใญใ.ใ‚‹
ใŸใ‚ใ‚€.ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใ‚‚ใฆใ‚ใ.ใถ

Common Words

ๅผ„ใ‚‹
ใพใ•ใใ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Usually kana
Freq #4208
1

to finger; to touch; to play with; to fiddle with; to toy with

Examples
ใใฎ้ตใ‚’ใ„ใ˜ใ‚‹ใช๏ผ
Don't play with that key!
2

ใ„ใ˜ใ‚‹ only

to make changes to; to tinker with; to tamper with

Examples
ๆ›ธ้กžใฏๅ‹ๆ‰‹ใซใ„ใ˜ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸๅฝข่ทกใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใ€‚
The documents were tampered with.
3

ใ„ใ˜ใ‚‹ only

to dabble in; to do as a hobby; to play around with

Examples
ๅญไพ›ใŒใŠใ‚‚ใกใ‚ƒใ‚’ใ‚ซใƒใƒฃใ‚ซใƒใƒฃใ„ใ˜ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The kid is clanging away with his toy.
4

ใ„ใ˜ใ‚‹ only; Colloquial

to tease; to make fun of

Examples
ใƒใƒผใƒซใฏใ„ใคใ‚‚ๅฅณๆ€งใฎไฝ“ใ‚’ๅผ„ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Paul is always groping women.
5

ใพใ•ใใ‚‹ only

to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)

็Žฉใถ
ใ‚‚ใฆใ‚ใใถ
ใ‚‚ใฆ้Šใถ
็ฟซใถ
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #6611
1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with

Examples
็Œซใฏ็”ŸใใŸใƒใ‚บใƒŸใ‚’ใ‚‚ใฆ้Šใ‚“ใงใ„ใŸใ€‚
The cat was playing with a live mouse.
2

to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with

Examples
ใ‚ใชใŸใฏๅฝผใฎๆฐ—ๆŒใกใ‚’ๅผ„ใ‚“ใงใฏใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใ€‚
You should not trifle with his feelings.
3

to do with something as one pleases

Examples
็งใฏๆ•ฐๅฅ‡ใช้‹ๅ‘ฝใซใ‚‚ใฆใ‚ใใฐใ‚ŒใฆใใŸใ€‚
I have lived a life of a puppet of fortune.
4

to appreciate

ใปใ‚“ใ‚ใ†
้ฃœๅผ„
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #6969
1

having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose; tossing about (a ship); buffeting

Examples
่ˆนใฏๆณขใซ็ฟปๅผ„ใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
The ship was at the mercy of the waves.
ใใ‚ใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #19732
1

mockery; derision; ridicule

Examples
่ฒงใ—ใ„ไบบใ‚’ๆ„šๅผ„ใ—ใฆใฏใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใ€‚
You should not fool with poor people.
ใ‚ใ†ใ™ใ‚‹
Freq #22460
1

Suru verb - special class

to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.)

2

Suru verb - special class

to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of

ๅผ„ใใ‚‹
ๅผ„ใ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Usually kana
Freq #24687
1

to finger; to tamper (with)

Examples
้ฉๆ้ฉๆ‰€ใ€‚ใ‚ใ„ใคใฏใ‚ณใƒณใƒ”ใƒฅใƒผใ‚ฟใƒผใ‚’ใ„ใ˜ใใฃใฆใ„ใŸๆ–นใŒ็”Ÿใ็”Ÿใใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใชใ€‚
He's definitely the right guy for the job. Let him fiddle with a computer and he perks right up.
ๅผ„ใ‚Š
Noun suffix
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #29599
1

meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something

ใกใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚ใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #31241
1

scorn; mockery; ridicule

ๅผ„ใ†
็ถบใ†
Transitive
Godan verb
Freq #42177
1

Word usually written using kana alone; In western japanese dialects

to touch; to finger; to play with

2

Archaic

to tease; to make fun of

ใ„ใ˜ใใ‚Šๅ›žใ™
ๅผ„ใใ‚Šๅ›žใ™
ๅผ„็นฐใ‚Šๅ›žใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Usually kana
Freq #51823
1

to fiddle with; to monkey around with

Examples
ใ‚ฐใƒฉใ‚นใ‚’ใ„ใ˜ใใ‚Šใพใ‚ใ™ใฎใฏใ‚„ใ‚ใ‚ใ€‚
Don't play around with the glass.
๐ŸŽ“

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